Call for Participation:
Visual, performing, and creative artists
nku, NoRthern Kentucky/greater cincinnati AREA, and beyond
Apply By December 26 to be part of a tWO-day COLLABORATIVE workshop
(Jan. 30 & 31, 2021 10 am - 4 pm; $400 stipend for time, including prep)
Plus potential to continue as a member of THE mcrc collaborative team
($2,000 STIPEND)
The MCRC Project makes the case that the way the categories were created is something to be mourned. Artists with a proven work ethic and engagement in the visual, performing, and creative arts are invited to submit an application to participate in a workshop that brainstorms ways to tell the stories of how racial categories were created in the U.S. and used to divide. This idea of creation is currently explored in the exhibition, “The Emotional Force of Race” at School of the Arts (SOTA) at Northern Kentucky University.
Applying to Workshop: Before applying, applicants must browse TheMCRCProject.org website and visit (in person or virtually) the exhibition “The Emotional Force of Race” (at SOTA Corbett Atrium until Jan. 31st) prior to submitting the application.
Workshop Application Deadline: Workshop applications must be submitted by December 26, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. Late applications even by one minute will not be considered. The APPLICATION can be accessed through survey monkey and can be revised until deadline. A panel of judges will choose the best applicants to participate in the 2-day workshop. Note: The application form does not ask questions about racial-, age-, or gender-identities. Based on past calls for participation, we are confident that the pool of applicants will be diverse when they are not preoccupied with chances of being considered or with projecting spots available to people who share their identities.
Process: Applicants who make the initial cut will be invited to a 15-minute interview session the week of January 3, 2021 with the MCRC director, Joan Ferrante. At least 12 workshop participants will be invited to join the creative team which will explore through the visual, creative and performing arts, the creation of the Black and White categories and the creation of categories forced to navigate a place between the two (American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders, Two or More Races and Other). Note these categories and names are the legally recognized categories the United States uses. Workshop will take place on January 30 and 31, 2021 from 10:00 to 4 p.m.
Post-workshop Creative Team: After the workshop, a select number of workshop participants will be invited to join the collaborative project. Those who accept the invitation will receive a $2,000 stipend paid in three installments concurrent with work completed in stages. Stipends are not automatic and participants who fail to meet deadlines, prepare for meetings, or submit work on time will not be paid. Invitations to join the creative team will be issued by February 1, 2021.
Questions: Contact Joan Ferrante, Professor of Sociology, ferrantej@nku.edu
On the application site you will be asked to first attend the art exhibit (virtually or in person) “The Emotional Force of Race” at SOTA Corbett Atrium. The exhibit is organized around seven themes or questions (e.g., Why White?). After viewing you are ready to answer the following questions:
Which of the seven questions or themes, most informed your current understanding of, or thinking about, racial categories? Explain 250-350 words
What one item in the exhibition (including written passages) most grabbed your attention? Explain why. 250-350 words
What visual, performing, or creative talent(s) will you bring to a collaborative team on mourning the creation of racial categories? Offer some background on ways you have expressed that talent. 250 -300 words
Were you inspired to create after viewing the exhibition? Explain. 250-300 words
Describe a time when a visual, performing or creative piece you were working on changed for the better after constructive critique. 250-300 words
*You will also be asked to provide three references*
